Paper Title:
Sanctions and the Prospects for Stability and Recovery in Post-Conflict Syria

Date:
17 April 2025

Publishers: 
SwissPeace + LUGARIT

Author: 
Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj

Summary:
Multilayered sanctions and widespread overcompliance risk entrenching Syria’s economic fragility and obstructing its post-conflict recovery. This brief – developed by LUGARIT for SwissPeace - calls for a pragmatic shift in international policy—enabling essential services, local governance, and institutional reform—through a phased, risk-managed approach that balances accountability with the urgent need for stabilization and inclusive reconstruction.

Link:
https://link.lugarit.com/DdEb


Sanctions and the Prospects for Stability and Recovery in Post-Conflict Syria

العنوان 
العقوبات وآفاق الاستقرار والتعافي في سوريا بعد النزاع

تاريخ النشر
١٧ نيسان ٢٠٢٥

الناشر 
SwissPeace + LUGARIT

المؤلف
عمر عبد العزيز الحلاج 

الخلاصة
تُهدد العقوبات - والإفراط في الامتثال لها - الاقتصاد السوري وتعرقل تعافيه بعد سقوط نظام الأسد. يدعو هذا الموجز، الذي أعدته لوغاريت لصالح SwissPeace، إلى تحول عملي في السياسة الدولية، يُمكّن من توفير الخدمات الأساسية، والحوكمة المحلية، والإصلاح المؤسسي، من خلال نهج تدريجي ، يُوازن بين المساءلة والحاجة المُلحة لتحقيق الاستقرار وإعادة الإعمار الشاملة.

الرابط
https://link.lugarit.com/DdEb


العقوبات وآفاق الاستقرار والتعافي في سوريا بعد النزاع

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ارفع جبينك || هيثم الحلبي
كلمات: فراس الناشف
ألحان وغناء: هيثم الحلبي
توزيع: زياد سيف
إنتاج: فراس الناشف
منتج منفذ: روح للإنتاج المرئي والمسوع
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الكلمات:
ارْفَعْ جَبِينَكَ لِلسَّمَاء
وَانْشُرْ عَلَىٰ الْكَوْنِ الضِّيَاءْ
أُنثُرْ فُؤَادَكَ فِي الْمَدَى
يَرْبُو حُقُولًا مِنْ عَطَاء

هَذِي الشَّآمُ فَقِفْ بِهَا
وَالثِمْ بِثَغْرِكَ تُرْبَهَا
كَمْ ذَا ارْتَوَىٰ مِنْ دَمْعِنَا
وَلَكَمْ تَعَمَّدَ بِالدِّمَاء

هَذِي دِيَارُ الْيَاسَمِينْ
وَكِنَانَةُ الْوَحْيِ الْأَمِينْ
فَبِتُرْبِهَا نَبَتَ الْفِدَا
زَيْتُونَةً تَأْبَىٰ الْفَنَاءْ

شَاهِينُهَا وَعُقَابُهَا
شِيبَانُهَا وَشَبَابُهَا
هَبُّوا لَهَا فِي ثَوْرَةٍ
فِي نَصْرِهَا طَابَ الْفِدَاءْ

يَا ثَائِرًا لِلْحَقِّ قُمْ
جَاهِدْ بِسَيْفِكَ وَالْقَلَمْ
نَصْرًا لِدَمْعِ عَزِيزَتٍ
فِي الْأَسْرِ زُفَّتْ لِلشَّقَاء

نَصْرًا لِأُمٍّ فِي الْخِيَامْ
وَعُيُونِ طِفْلٍ لَا تَنَامْ
وَدُمُوعِ شَيْخٍ مَسَّهُ
بَأْسُ التَّشَرُّدِ وَالْعَرَاء

يَا ثَائِرَ الْحَقِّ الْمَجِيدْ
يَا مُوقِدَ الْفَجْرِ الْجَدِيدْ
هَذَا ابْتِدَاؤُكَ لَا تَقِفْ
أَعْلِنْ لِثَوْرَتِكَ الْوَلَاءْ

هَذَا ابْتِدَاؤُكَ لَا تَقِفْ
وَامْضِي لِمَجْدِكَ لَا تَخَفْ
قَدْ شُقَّ بَحْرُ الْمُسْتَحِيلْ
فَاعْبُرْ بِنَا نَحْوَ الْعَلَاء
#syria #سوريا #الثورةالسورية #ادلب #دمشق #damascus #الشام #انتصار_سوريا

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Is A Post-Hezbollah Lebanon Happening Now?

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Professor Edward Luttwak is a strategist and historian known for his works on grand strategy, geoeconomics, military history, and international relations.

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Edward Luttwak: The Balance of Power, Tariffs, & Future of the American Dream #544

Paper Title:
Moving Beyond the Legacy of Centralized Power: Multilevel Governance in Syria

Date:
23 April 2025

Publishers: 
LUGARIT + Omran Center for Strategic Studies

Authors: 
Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj + Hassan Masri

Summary:
This paper argues that Syria’s authoritarianism was upheld through systemic strategies of centralization by weakening local and regional governance. It warns against reinstating this model post-conflict and calls for an inclusive approach to reintegrating the territory. Sustainable recovery, the authors contend, hinges on empowering middle and local levels with real authority and institutional capacity.

Link:
https://link.lugarit.com/Klvn

Photo:
Syrian Parliament House. Damascus, Syria. 15 February 1955.  Photo © Camera Press / Sydney Morning Herald - via Alamy.


Moving Beyond the Legacy of Centralized Power: Multilevel Governance in Syria

04 24 2025 Interview with Paul Begley - Power Shift in Middle East - Announcements Coming - Syria

ملايين ملايين السوريين/Millions upon millions of Syrians - Syrian Ba'athist Song

The mighty Syrian people/هالشعب السوري الجبار - Syrian Ba'athist Song

Anthem of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Syria)

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The broadcast seeks to gain insight from guests who come from the left, right, and beyond. It should go without saying that the host does not always agree with beliefs espoused by podcast invitees, but maintains an open mind, and believes it important to respectfully listen to a multitude of voices and let listeners come to their own conclusions.

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